Six degrees of sketching
Posted: April 8, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized 8 CommentsAfter working on very detailed illustrations this past weekend I was pretty anxious to throw something down quickly in my sketchbook. And it was warm enough to stand outside to draw this morning. With a temperature of 6°C (and gloves on) I was able to do the pencil drawing outside and then paint from the car. Since there is no parking on the side of the street that faces the church I tried something new in my car studio — I sat in the back seat and looked out the rear window. Can’t say it was very comfortable but I got the job done.
As always, very nice sketch (and in particular, I love when art goes across the pages!). And yeah, after detailed art, loose sketching is a must! I’m a hardcore production artist, and my days are very methodical, technical, digital, and precise – I think I was born with a brain made up with two left halves – but my way of dealing with pushing pixels all of the time is by spilling ink, and that artistic therapy is all of the train sketches and lunchtime sketches I do.
Yes, I always get that same feeling from your work Jason. That you are just so happy to be outside with pen in hand. Even if you only have a few minutes.
I love the simple, direct and unfussy feel of this sketch… being rushed (and cold, and uncomfortable) obviously works in your favour. But what has happened to the old Shari Blaukopf? …remember the one who would park wherever she damn-well wanted to park to sketch, no matter what the parking signs said… are you getting more conservative with so many people watching? (over 700!!! Where did they all come from?)
Rushed definitely works in my favour Ross.
And as for the car, I got my first ever speeding ticket a few months ago. That has made me shy away from all other illegal car activities.
Good to hear that you weren’t booked for sketching while driving… I have been half-expecting that to be your next achievement in your car studio. : )
I may do some crazy things like sketch on a suspension bridge but even I won’t do that: )
I like how the line between the two pages echoes “heaven and earth” 🙂
I never do these things intentionally Carolyn but it is interesting sometimes to see what ends up on one page and what ends up on another.